Buildings of historic importance in Washington DC. Aerial views of Washington DC. Various buildings. Close view of Capitol dome. Automobiles parked at the Capitol. Union Station Plaza. South facade of the White House and its lawn.
The Spanish Civil War and preparations of fascist powers in Europe evaluated by U.S. Military experts in Washington DC. Spanish General Francisco Franco reviews his troops. Troops march on streets and salute General Franco. Animated map shows the European countries during the Spanish Civil War. Franco's Nationalists march on roads and his infantrymen and artillery battle with Loyalists. Franco's bombers raid and bomb Madrid. People run for shelter and Insurgent Armor marches on street. Soviet tanks and military aid reaches the Republican loyalists. The Army War College in Washington DC where military experts analyze the tactics used by Fascists, Nationalists and Russians during the civil war. Gas masks, antiaircraft guns, bomber planes, tanks and anti tank guns developed to be used in coming wars of future predicted by the American experts. Scientists work in a laboratory to synthesize poison gases for chemical warfare. The soldiers of Spanish Nationalist Army march on in countryside during the civil war.
The Spanish Civil War and preparations of fascist powers in Europe evaluated by U.S. Military experts in Washington DC. The Army Day parade at the Capitol Hill in Washington DC. A large crowd gathers to watch the parade by military troops. Infantrymen march and tanks brigade follow them. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and General Pershing review the parade. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt introduces Admiral Byrd during a talk show. Admiral Byrd demands the end of war and urges U.S. leadership for international peace.
At time of sesquicentennial celebrations of the city of Washington DC: City development planning underway by the Planning Commission in Washington DC. Animated map of Washington DC by the National Geographic Society. Statue in a park. National Commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge. The commission members are seen walking across the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side to the Washington DC side. View of the Lincoln Memorial and 1940s era cars in traffic circle and on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Commission members examine mock-ups of equestrian statues atop pylons at the Washington DC entrance to the bridge. (In 1951, the Arts of War Sculptures, named Sacrifice and Valor, by Leo Friedlander, were erected in those positions). National Capital Park and Planning Commission personnel are seen working at drafting tables in their offices in the Department of the Interior building. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission members meets in the Lord Calvert Mansion in Riverdale for future planning. Exterior view of the Lord Calvert Mansion. Inside, the commission meets and a man points to and explains a chart on traffic control. The chart, dated September 1947, shows traffic flow into Washington DC during the "peak hour" of traffic, during which 58,000 automobiles pass through the area being studied. Elevated, aerial view from the U.S. Capitol Dome looking out across the city of Washington DC and on to the Potomac River and Virginia on the other side of the river.
Places of historic importance in Washington DC. The Great Falls of the Potomac River located at the fall line 14 miles upstream from Washington DC.
Brief shot of hands dialing a phone followed by views of United States Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). View of the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States) and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) from a moving car. Obelisk of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. Still photographs of the Washington Monument under construction. View of the Washington Monument from different angles. The American flags flutter in front of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). View of the White House. Cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin are also seen. From a Bell Telephone television advertisement.
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